News Wrap: May 27, 2020 - PM Modi holds highest 'approval rating' among world leaders and more

These news items made waves on Wednesday and were widely consumed, circulated and discussed. Do scroll through...

Migrant workers and families gather in front of a police station to get transferred to a railway station to board a special train to Bihar state after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on May 27, 2020. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

PM Modi holds highest 'approval rating' among world leaders

According to a poll published by 'Morning Consult', Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the highest approval rating as a politician, amid a selection of other world leaders. Read More

India conducts over 1.16 lakh COVID-19 tests in 24 hours

A number of 1,16,041 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country which is highest in a single day so far. Read More

Ready to mediate in raging Indo-China border dispute: Donald Trump

Trump is one of the first international leaders to acknowledge the continuing face-off between India and China in eastern Ladakh after a clash between soldiers from both sides on two occasions. Read More

Your view: Rahul says 'lockdown failed'; tell us why he's right or wrong

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have ‘failed’ and not given the results that Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected. Have Your Say

ICMR removes price cap of Rs 4,500 for COVID-19 tests

He said at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic there was a global crisis of testing kits and reagents as India was heavily reliant on imported products for molecular detection of viruses. Read More

With Pawar's unreliable nature & Rahul's thoughtless remarks, how Uddhav's honeymoon period is over

Just as a strange turn of circumstances saw Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray occupy the Chief Minister’s chair, it was a similar twist of fate that found his regime battling the fallout of an unexpected global health crisis. Read More

20 things that have gone wrong in 2020, so far

Year 2020 could well turn out be the worst the world has ever seen. View Slideshow

This #MeToo accused actor dated two stunning actresses in the 1990s

This veteran actor was known for explosively intense roles in the 1990s and many of his movies centered on socio-political issues. Read More

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